Term 1 Sport

It has been a wonderful start to the year in Stella Sport! There are hundreds of Stella students enjoying participating in a wide range of sports. All of our development programs are at capacity and the students are having fun getting fit and learning new sports!

Our sporting teams have also had a great start to their seasons.

Touch Football

This term we have two teams entered in the Independent Girls' Schools Association (IGSA) touch competition which is played on Saturday mornings, and 11 teams in the Peninsula Cup competition on Monday afternoons.

Our IGSA teams are both off to a fantastic start, winning all games so far.

Our Peninsula Cup teams had a wash-out in round one but had great games in round 2. It is wonderful to see so many Stella teams out at Nolan Reserve on Monday afternoons.

Water Polo

The junior competition kicked off a couple of weeks ago. Stella has four teams playing in the Northern Beaches Water Polo competition at Manly Pool on Friday evenings. Our Year 8 teams has the advantage of a year of water polo experience, so have had great success in their games. Our Year 7 teams are all new to the sport of water polo, so are enjoying learning a new sport and are improving with each training session and game.

AFL

Stella has teams playing in the IGSA competition on Saturday afternoons. The Year 9/10 team has had an amazing start to the season, winning both of their games by more than 70 points! The Year 7/8 team have had a win and a loss, and are learning quickly how to play AFL!

Tennis

This term we have lots of tennis: there are 40 students participating in tennis lessons, our Tildesley squad is training twice a week in preparation for the Tildesley Tournament and we have two teams playing in the weekly IGSA competition on Saturday mornings. The IGSA competition is proving more challenging this season, which is great practice in the lead up to Tildesley. Our Year 8/9 team remains undefeated at this stage!

Basketball

The Manly Warringah Basketball Competition commenced this week. The Stella teams are enjoying the start to the season and have been pleased to train at our new indoor training venue in Seaforth. We look forward to a great year of basketball.

Rugby 7s

Rugby 7s training commenced this week. Our teams are preparing for the Peninsula Cup Carnival which will be held in April. Any student who is interested in playing but has not yet signed up, should email Mrs Jenny Wickham to sign up before next week.

Cross Country

The Stella Cross Country Carnival will be held on Tuesday 1 April.

Training is held on Wednesday mornings at 7.15am at school. Students who would like to get fit in preparation for the races should sign up on the link they have been emailed. All students are welcome to attend training.

Upcoming Events

• NSWCCC Triathlon: Thursday 27 February
• Stella Swimming Carnival: Friday 28 February
• CGSSSA Netball: Tuesday 11 March
• IGSA Swimming and Diving: Friday 14 March
• CGSSSA Swimming: Tuesday 18 March
• Tildesley Tennis: Wednesday 19 – Friday 21 March

Stella Sporting Stars

Congratulations to our Stella sporting stars who have achieved success in their various sports:

Lara M (Year 10) played in the NSW U16 rugby 7s team against Queensland last week. The NSW team won all four games of the series!

Zoe B (Year 12) competed at the Australian Surf Rowers event last week. Zoe’s team won the U17 event and finished 5^th in the U19 event.

Stella Swimming Carnival

Date: Friday 28 February, 2025
Venue: Manly Pool (Andrew Boy Charlton Aquatic Centre)
Dress: House colours in the theme of “Animals”

The Stella Swimming Carnival is a compulsory school day for all students in Years 7 – 12.

Time: 8.40am – 3.20pm

All students should be at school by 8.40am for PC. Students will walk to the pool in PC groups. All students are required to walk back to Stella at the conclusion of the carnival and will be dismissed from school at 3.20pm.

No student will be permitted to go home directly from the pool.

What to wear:

HOUSE COLOURS in the theme: “Animals”

All students will need a one-piece swimming costume and house coloured swimming cap (available from the uniform shop).

No singlet tops or inappropriate length shorts. Covered shoes must be worn for the walk to and from the pool.

Other important information:

• There will be NO CANTEEN on the day. Students will need to bring all food and drink for the day.
• Bring a hat and plenty of suncream
• No coloured hair spray, feathers or coloured streamers allowed at the pool
• Students must remain in their house areas when they are not competing. The indoor pools and children’s pools are out of bounds.
• Normal school rules apply for the day.
• NO PHONES will be allowed. All students should leave their phone at school in their locker or home.
• WET WEATHER: Please keep an eye on emails for any changes to the carnival due to wet weather.

The events:

Entries for Championship events will close at 5.00pm on Friday 21 February. All students have been sent the link to enter championship races.

Students may enter non-championship races on the day (50m Freestyle, 50m Breaststroke, 50m Backstroke).

It is expected that all students will participate.

There will be fun out of the water as well: students are encouraged to dress up for the fashion parade, as well as get involved in the cheering, relays etc.

There is no scheduled lunch break. Students are encouraged to bring their own healthy snacks and lunch for the day. THERE IS NO CANTEEN AVAILABLE FOR THE STUDENTS.

WE ENCOURAGE ALL STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE! IT IS A FUN DAY AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE STELLA GIRLS SWIMMING, CHEERING AND BEING INVOLVED IN THIS GREAT EVENT!

Risk Warning

Stella Maris College is obliged to share the following risk warning with parents and carers regarding sporting activities.

(Under Section 5M of Civil Liability Act 2002)
On Behalf of Stella Maris College and IGSA.

Sporting Activities

Stella Maris organises many individual and team sporting activities during the course of a year. Some of these are organised in conjunction with IGSA Sport, a sub-committee of the Association of Heads of Independent Girls’ Schools NSW (AHIGS), now trading as IGSA. Students participating in these sporting activities take part in practice and in competitions.

Stella Maris and IGSA Sport expect students to take responsibility for their own safety by wearing compulsory safety equipment, by thinking carefully about the use of safety equipment that is highly recommended and by behaving in a safe and responsible manner towards team members, opponents, spectators, officials, property and grounds.

Stella Maris and IGSA Sport also expect parents, spectators and other participants to behave in a safe and responsible manner, to comply with the Codes of Conduct and to set a good example for the girls.

While Stella Maris and IGSA Sport take measures to make the sporting activities as safe as reasonably possible for participants, there is a risk that students can be injured and suffer loss (including financial loss) and damage as a result of their participation in these sporting activities, whether at training or in actual events.

Such injury can occur while the student is engaging in or watching a sporting activity, or travelling to and from the event. The injury may result from a student's actions, the actions of others, the state of the premises or equipment failure.

On some occasions, an injury can be serious (such as torn ligaments, dislocations, back injuries, concussion or broken bones). In very rare cases an injury can be life threatening or result in permanent disability. If a student has a pre-existing injury, participating in a sporting activity could result in an exacerbation of that injury.

Students could also suffer loss as a result of their personal property being lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.